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president obama has 13. on district judges, according to the congressional research service, during the first term of president obama, his district judges were considered a little more slowly than president george w. bush's, but the senate changed the rules earlier this year to cut down the postcloture debate time to make it easier to bring judges to the floor and get them through more rapidly. perhaps that's why the score is 13-1 with obama getting 13 judges and bush getting one in the same period of time in the second term. so i don't know where thi is coming from. in addition, we have never blocked a district judge by filibuster, neither party in the history of the senate, and in the circuit judges, we never have blocked a circuit judge until george w. bush made some nominations about the time i came to the senate ten years ago, and the democrats started it. they cause m estrada to be blocked and a number of others anug cloture motions time after time and we had a gang of six, eight, ten or 14 tha slowed
president obama has 13. on district judges, according to the congressional research service, during the first term of president obama, his district judges were considered a little more slowly than president george w. bush's, but the senate changed the rules earlier this year to cut down the postcloture debate time to make it easier to bring judges to the floor and get them through more rapidly. perhaps that's why the score is 13-1 with obama getting 13 judges and bush getting one in the same...
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president obama says this. some members of my party say the battle has no geographic limitations, and the laws of war apply. it's important to know that the law of war that they're talking about means no due process. boyleston street sure looked -- "i quote from the" wall street journal "editorial." boyleston street sure looked like a battlefield on monday and so did watertown on thursday night. the artificial distinction arises from undue focus on geography. the vital distinction for public safety is between common criminals who deserve due process protections and enemy combatants at war with the united states wherever they are. as for due process, the greatest danger to liberty would be to allow more such attacks that would inspire an even greater public backlash against muslims or free speech or worse. the antiterror types on the left and g.o.p. senators who agree that the u.s. isn't part of the battlefield are making the united states more vulnerable. americans erupted in understandable relief and gratitude
president obama says this. some members of my party say the battle has no geographic limitations, and the laws of war apply. it's important to know that the law of war that they're talking about means no due process. boyleston street sure looked -- "i quote from the" wall street journal "editorial." boyleston street sure looked like a battlefield on monday and so did watertown on thursday night. the artificial distinction arises from undue focus on geography. the vital...
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president obama is truly budgeting from behind. what's interesting about this budget, though, is it's not just how late it was. it's that it -- it isn't just what he says about what that says about the lack of leadership from the white house. what's also very interesting is what this budget says about the coming train wreck of the president's own health care law. the train wreck succombing not just because the -- the train wreck is coming not just because the health care law is unaffordable for families, it is unaffordable for taxpayers of this country. it fails to slow down washington spending, but it is also dishonest about how much of a budget buster his health care law will be. in fact, the administration has used a lot of smoke and mirrors to try to hide the true cost of the health care law. here's how the associated press put it. they ran an article titled "tracking obama's health law in budget isn't easy." the article points out that the president's budget includes no chapter, no table, not even a mention of what all of the
president obama is truly budgeting from behind. what's interesting about this budget, though, is it's not just how late it was. it's that it -- it isn't just what he says about what that says about the lack of leadership from the white house. what's also very interesting is what this budget says about the coming train wreck of the president's own health care law. the train wreck succombing not just because the -- the train wreck is coming not just because the health care law is unaffordable for...
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i defer it to president obama. i defer it to his justice department. if in their judgment it's the proper place in order to conduct about this trial. >>> thank you, sir. mr. lynch, ninety second. >> john, i think we have sufficient laws in our criminal system to prosecute troughs, if you will. ic that the effort to class fie him as an enemy combatant may complicate the issue. i have been to guantanamo, gitmo, have been involved in the whole process in, you know, trying to find a way to actually prosecute the individuals as well. i think in this case, renot lacking evidence in terms of the prosecution of this individual. yaps and i think that fully we have confident prosecutors at the federal level that will be able to handle this case and come to whatever punishment we feel is appropriate. >> rebuttal, if you would like or move on. >> we can move on. >> thank you. next question from the globe. >> last year the house voted to extend the foreign intelligence surveillance amendment act, adds you know the 5-year-old law that expands the leeway intelligence
i defer it to president obama. i defer it to his justice department. if in their judgment it's the proper place in order to conduct about this trial. >>> thank you, sir. mr. lynch, ninety second. >> john, i think we have sufficient laws in our criminal system to prosecute troughs, if you will. ic that the effort to class fie him as an enemy combatant may complicate the issue. i have been to guantanamo, gitmo, have been involved in the whole process in, you know, trying to find a...
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the obama administration has committed to sporting progressive, evidence-based programs that can make a real difference right away. and for the first time we're supporting and working to expand the use of ma lox sewn, a life saving overdose reversal drug so that first responders are prepared to safely handle individuals who are experiencing these life threatening opioid overdoses, and they help prevent more deaths associated, and this will help to prevent more deaths that are associated with the nation's prescription drug abuse epidemic. in 2010, changing the subject for a minute, in 2010 president obama eliminated mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine. we know that the disparity in sentencing particularly the impact that it had in the african-american community could be quite devastating. well, this is the first time, or that was the first time in 40 years that a mandatory drug incidents had been repealed. and that was done, by the way, in a bipartisan manner. and for the first time ever, we're institutionalizing a public health approach to drug policy thr
the obama administration has committed to sporting progressive, evidence-based programs that can make a real difference right away. and for the first time we're supporting and working to expand the use of ma lox sewn, a life saving overdose reversal drug so that first responders are prepared to safely handle individuals who are experiencing these life threatening opioid overdoses, and they help prevent more deaths associated, and this will help to prevent more deaths that are associated with...
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bill clinton vice president of obama, very difficult imagining. now i will start off by touching upon our alliance. my view is that something is wrong when you say that the u.s. is always on the giving end and japan always on the receiving end. about provision of the security and our alliance. the japanese stand tall as an equal and responsible ally to the u.s. the japanese must work hard as a guardian of international common goods, peace, prosperity, and democracy. in fact, my grandfather's grandfather as a aspirations,y september 1951 in san francisco, the security agreement. he hoped that one day japan could work with the u.s. as an equal partner to sustain the liberal international order. 62 years later, that aspiration still holds. it is my belief that japan has its noble responsibility to enhance peace, hpiss and democracy in the world. that's why, ladies and gentlemen, japan must begin its economic power. that's why we are working hard to turn around our economy. pushing what you call abenomics. make no mistake, we are pushing abenomics, no
bill clinton vice president of obama, very difficult imagining. now i will start off by touching upon our alliance. my view is that something is wrong when you say that the u.s. is always on the giving end and japan always on the receiving end. about provision of the security and our alliance. the japanese stand tall as an equal and responsible ally to the u.s. the japanese must work hard as a guardian of international common goods, peace, prosperity, and democracy. in fact, my grandfather's...
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why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? that's a quote from eric cantor, wrote in edge in on twitter. if the president wanted to, republicans said, he could easily cut somewhere else and spare travelers any inconvenience. as it happens, sequester law is clear in requiring the f.a.a. and most other agencies to cut their programs by an even amount. that law was foisted on the public after republicans demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling in 2011. since then the party has rejected every offer to relays the sequester with a more sensible mix of cuts and revenue increases. mr. boehner is so proud of that strategy that he recently congratulated his party for sticking with the sequester and standing up to the present demands for tax increases. but drastic cuts in spending carry a heavy price. republicans certainly don't want voters they care about including business travelers and those who can afford to fly on vacation, to feel it. they to into claim that the $5 -- the $85 billion in this year's sequeste
why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? that's a quote from eric cantor, wrote in edge in on twitter. if the president wanted to, republicans said, he could easily cut somewhere else and spare travelers any inconvenience. as it happens, sequester law is clear in requiring the f.a.a. and most other agencies to cut their programs by an even amount. that law was foisted on the public after republicans demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling in 2011....
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indeed, firearms cases, prosecutions have dropped 30% in the obama justice department. all of us are united in wanting to stop violent crime, and in particular stop violent crime with firearms. i would suggest the most effective way to do so is ensure that we are prosecuting violent criminals who use firearms. and for that reason, this amendment creates a national project exile that would in particular focus on the 15 jurisdictions with the highest violent crime rates and three tribal jurisdictions with the highest crime rates. and it would devote $45 million -- $15 million a year for three years -- for more assistant u.s. attorneys and agents to pros violent gun crimes. to target exactly who we want to target: violent criminals. a third element -- and i would note as well, actually before we get to the third element, i would note as well that this legislation also includes new language criminalizing straw purchasing, criminalizing trafficking, but doing so in a way that targets bad actors and doesn't sweep innocent, law-abiding citizens inadvertently into its reach. a
indeed, firearms cases, prosecutions have dropped 30% in the obama justice department. all of us are united in wanting to stop violent crime, and in particular stop violent crime with firearms. i would suggest the most effective way to do so is ensure that we are prosecuting violent criminals who use firearms. and for that reason, this amendment creates a national project exile that would in particular focus on the 15 jurisdictions with the highest violent crime rates and three tribal...
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then president obama declared the u.s. capitol janitors were getting a pay cut, but on further examination, that proved not to be true. customs and border protection initially told their employees, border agents, that they might be furloughed. however, a month into the sequester, customs and border protection walked back that claim and decided to make better use of departmental resources. the director of the national park service said that the sequester might lead to cancellation of washington, d.c.'s cherry blossom festival, but as all the visitors who flocked to d.c. could tell you, the festival went on as planned and the washington metro reported one of the highest ridership days in its history. with all of these bogus claims, it seems that the administration is desperate to prove that it wasn't crying wolf after all. for example, we're learning that the federal aviation administration is now deliberately engineering flight delays, deliberately engineering flight delays just as families gear up for their summer travel.
then president obama declared the u.s. capitol janitors were getting a pay cut, but on further examination, that proved not to be true. customs and border protection initially told their employees, border agents, that they might be furloughed. however, a month into the sequester, customs and border protection walked back that claim and decided to make better use of departmental resources. the director of the national park service said that the sequester might lead to cancellation of washington,...
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obama and his wife split up. he went to mass general where he visited with some of the survivors as well as some of the families of some of the victims and the staff. his wife we're just now learning in the last few minutes spent the last hour at brigham and women's hospital and children's hospital speaking with some of the youngest affected by this awful tragedy. this is a very personal story not just for the president but entire white house. dennis mcdonough with ties to boston. some of his tice including lisa monaco who briefed him on the latest on the investigation just moments before he took off earlier today. >> peter alexander. thank you very much. i also want to bring in two membership, michael ross whose city council office is near where the bombs went off and mr. walker. you just heard peter alexander describe the president's tone as defiant. what was the mood like at the memorial service today among the people there? >> well, it was needed. you know, my city council district includes the business distr
obama and his wife split up. he went to mass general where he visited with some of the survivors as well as some of the families of some of the victims and the staff. his wife we're just now learning in the last few minutes spent the last hour at brigham and women's hospital and children's hospital speaking with some of the youngest affected by this awful tragedy. this is a very personal story not just for the president but entire white house. dennis mcdonough with ties to boston. some of his...
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and barack obama is injured. >> at least for a brief moment in time, people believed that the u.s. government had been attacked. and the president had been injured. >> reporter: less than 140 characters causing the stock market to drop 150 points. almost immediately. and sending the white house scrambling to reassure the nation. >> i can say that the president is fine. i was just with him. >> reporter: traders and computers reacting to the tweet, programmed to respond to certain words online. >> computers don't have emotions. computers don't have intuition. computers trade off of one variable and one variable only. humans use their intuitions. we can look. we can see. we can feel and touch. looking at this headline right now, we knew pretty quickly it was not a true headline. >> reporter: over the weekend, another media giant had its twitter account compromised. "60 minutes" tweeted exclusive. terror is striking the usa, and obama is shamelessly in bed with al qaeda, forcing cbs to close its account. earlier this year the national's two largest newspapers, the new york times and th
and barack obama is injured. >> at least for a brief moment in time, people believed that the u.s. government had been attacked. and the president had been injured. >> reporter: less than 140 characters causing the stock market to drop 150 points. almost immediately. and sending the white house scrambling to reassure the nation. >> i can say that the president is fine. i was just with him. >> reporter: traders and computers reacting to the tweet, programmed to respond to...
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i respect president obama. i love my country. i would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. his ex-wife said he was off his meds. so that happened. okay. eric in austin, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hello, eric. >> caller: good morning. go ahead. [ indiscernible ] >> the laws that are already there. >> stephanie: no, that's not true. it closes the gun show loophole. >> caller: okay. what is the gun show loophole? >> stephanie: you don't need to get a background check. anybody can buy a gun at a gun show. >> caller: no. most dealers are listened, have a -- licensed, have a federal arms, have to do a background check. it is individual sale that's not covered. that's a very small percent of actual sales that happen at gun shows. i go to them. i frequent them. >> stephanie: this is also for people that buy gups off the internet. >> caller: okay. that was covered in a law back several years ago. you have to go through background check if you're a federal firearms licensed dealer also. you cann
i respect president obama. i love my country. i would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. his ex-wife said he was off his meds. so that happened. okay. eric in austin, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hello, eric. >> caller: good morning. go ahead. [ indiscernible ] >> the laws that are already there. >> stephanie: no, that's not true. it closes the gun show loophole. >> caller: okay. what is the gun show loophole?...
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obama, governor and mrs. menino, all of us in this space and well beyond are grateful for your constant and inspired leadership, your compassionate presence is a signal of the triumph of order over chaos. of love over hatred. the gifted columnist anna quinns land wrote grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clammer within. the landscaped of all our lives become as full of craters as the surface of the moon. we would wish our prayers this morning to hold not only this city and its souls, in our embrace, but to extend our reach to kindred spirits in newtown and now, sadly, in west, texas. our message to them is that our arms are wide fluff to hold you in our hearts as well. the ha siddic sage once said, the entire world is a narrow bridge, but the important principal is not the important principal is to transcend somehow your fear. as we share our grief with those who have lost life or limb, and for the constellations of families and friends who
obama, governor and mrs. menino, all of us in this space and well beyond are grateful for your constant and inspired leadership, your compassionate presence is a signal of the triumph of order over chaos. of love over hatred. the gifted columnist anna quinns land wrote grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clammer within. the landscaped of all our lives become as full of craters as the surface of the moon. we would wish our...
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president obama will get a few laughs as well and i will be live from d.c. next weekend, next saturday night, for the play-by-play of the white house correspondents dinner. >>> major flooding in the midwest. dozens of rivers overnid. the mississippi risen ten feet in 36 hours. live to illinois. >>> and old the older tsarnaev brother spent his time. you're watching msnbc, the pla is for politics. >>> family to me is the most important thing. >> when me and my family get together, it's absolute chaos. clusters of pustules, pimples. the soreness was excruciating. it was impossible to even think about dancing. when you're dancing, your partner is holding you. so, his hand would have been right in the spot that i had the shingles. no tango. no rhumba. you can't be touched. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com >>> there was a moment of silence at the london marathon earlier today. runners in london honoring the victims in boston, and a show of solidarity. tens of thousands of runners also wore black ribbons. london was the first international marat
president obama will get a few laughs as well and i will be live from d.c. next weekend, next saturday night, for the play-by-play of the white house correspondents dinner. >>> major flooding in the midwest. dozens of rivers overnid. the mississippi risen ten feet in 36 hours. live to illinois. >>> and old the older tsarnaev brother spent his time. you're watching msnbc, the pla is for politics. >>> family to me is the most important thing. >> when me and my...
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nowhere near the polarizing figure obama is. the idea that obama could have won over more republican votes i think is preposterous. >> i think that the critique from the left on the president, you talk to republicans, who were supported toomey, they are played the president was on the sidelines. the minute the president weighs into this debate, we can't deal with this. they wanted toomey. a great story i saw schumer working with pat toomey. before the press conference, i will stand with you at the podium, you and manchin. toomey said please, i don't want schumer standing by me at the podium because politics about this is so uneasy. i don't think the president would have done a lot to win republican votes. they have only so much room to roam on the right. if you start to tiptoe towards the center, the grassroots really start to pay attention. it gets delicate. that's why i think you see rubio, for instance, never going to get out on guns and immigration at the same time. >> we have -- we have a couple more we want to get to. ther
nowhere near the polarizing figure obama is. the idea that obama could have won over more republican votes i think is preposterous. >> i think that the critique from the left on the president, you talk to republicans, who were supported toomey, they are played the president was on the sidelines. the minute the president weighs into this debate, we can't deal with this. they wanted toomey. a great story i saw schumer working with pat toomey. before the press conference, i will stand with...
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united states has actually been on for the last two years -- now remember immediately after president obama became president, the united states took on a stimulus program, an enormous stimulus program of a little over $700 billion and that actually created the start of the rebirth of the american economy, but only lasted for a year, year and half and we undertook at the behest at the request of my republican colleagues an austerity budget over the decades beginning in 2011. we will see nearly $2 trillion reduction in federal expenditures in the 10-year period. that is what austerity is all about. and today, if you were trying to get on an airplane somewhere in the united states, you were beginning to see yet one more effect of austerity. and that is the air traffic controllers going on furlough so that one day out of 10, air traffic controllers will not be working, meaning there will be a shortage. some say they should have moved the money around and did it some other way, but that's not the way the austerity program is in the united states and not the way the sequestration law is written.
united states has actually been on for the last two years -- now remember immediately after president obama became president, the united states took on a stimulus program, an enormous stimulus program of a little over $700 billion and that actually created the start of the rebirth of the american economy, but only lasted for a year, year and half and we undertook at the behest at the request of my republican colleagues an austerity budget over the decades beginning in 2011. we will see nearly...
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the obama administration has been clear, they're distancing themselves from that concept. you've got an american citizen. we don't have dzhokhar going abroad in training. his brother apparently did. but dzhokhar didn't. and dzhokhar is going to be tried as an individual on his own right. so i think the chances of this ending up as an enemy combatant are very small. >> but you've heard that because of high security concerns they would like to question him for a period of time, albeit briefly, before mirandizing him and reading him his rights. how long can they do that? how far can they go with those questions? >> well, that's a very good question. because the longer we go, the less likely there is that there's a public security issue here. one thing that the defense will certainly raise is the remarks of the police chief of watertown in which he said these are the only two guys, we're done. now the argument from the government will be well, he wasn't informed. but, you know, that's going to be played out pretty significantly by the defense. >> scott, do you have any knowled
the obama administration has been clear, they're distancing themselves from that concept. you've got an american citizen. we don't have dzhokhar going abroad in training. his brother apparently did. but dzhokhar didn't. and dzhokhar is going to be tried as an individual on his own right. so i think the chances of this ending up as an enemy combatant are very small. >> but you've heard that because of high security concerns they would like to question him for a period of time, albeit...
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. >> reporter: when president obama asked us to stay vigilant in the wake of the attacks, he may not have foreseen this. bomb-sniffing dogs and robots working overtime. americans seeing something and saying something in droves. >> you feel safer by seeing it but brings it to the forefront of what could happen. >> reporter: a rash of suspicious packages called in to 911 tuesday. >> they located an abandoned box in the trash can that's suspicious in nature. it has wires coming out of it. >> reporter: a bomb-sniffing dog took out this hair dryer. in new jersey, an unattended bag shut down the pat train. police in new york city fielded 77 such reports in less than 24 hours, three times the norm. >> it would be easier if we just did pay attention, but if yesterday doesn't refresh your memory, i don't know what would. >> reporter: the epicenter of the jitters quite justifiably boston, where streets this morning are filled with armored vehicles, heavily armed cops and the national guard. at logan airport officials removed all passengers from a u.s. air flight because of concerns over a stra
. >> reporter: when president obama asked us to stay vigilant in the wake of the attacks, he may not have foreseen this. bomb-sniffing dogs and robots working overtime. americans seeing something and saying something in droves. >> you feel safer by seeing it but brings it to the forefront of what could happen. >> reporter: a rash of suspicious packages called in to 911 tuesday. >> they located an abandoned box in the trash can that's suspicious in nature. it has wires...
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yesterday, the obama administration expressed ongoing concerns about this legislation, issuing a veto threat. i share the president's concern, despite positive changes that this bill falls short in several key ways. as written right now and hopefully there still may be some changes, cispa allows the military to directly collect personal information on american citizens, it fails to safeguard privacy of americans and grants sweeping immunity to companies for decisions made based on cyberinformation prohibiting consumers from holding companies accountable for reck less actions. i urge opposition. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. schakowsky: i was going to conclude by saying i urge my colleagues to oppose this bill, we can and should do better and i'm hopeful that we still bill do -- will do better and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady's time has expire. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. ruppersberger: thank you, madam chair, i yield myself 30 seconds. i want to make very, very clear in the bill and i thank the gentlela
yesterday, the obama administration expressed ongoing concerns about this legislation, issuing a veto threat. i share the president's concern, despite positive changes that this bill falls short in several key ways. as written right now and hopefully there still may be some changes, cispa allows the military to directly collect personal information on american citizens, it fails to safeguard privacy of americans and grants sweeping immunity to companies for decisions made based on...